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Elon Musk

How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future

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Elon Musk

Written by: Ashlee Vance
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
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Brought to you by Penguin.

A remarkable man in possession of limitless curiosity and intellect, Elon Musk makes a fascinating subject.

Tech reporter Ashlee Vance has shadowed him for a year to bring us an engaging and deeply personal account of the man who wants to send us into outer space.

South African-born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it.

He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films starring Robert Downey, Jr. The personal tale of Musk's life comes with all the trappings one associates with a great, drama-filled story. He was a freakishly bright kid who was bullied brutally at school and abused by his father. In the midst of these rough conditions and the violence of apartheid South Africa, Musk still thrived academically and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he paid his own way through school by turning his house into a club and throwing massive parties.

He started a pair of huge dot-com successes, including PayPal, which eBay acquired for $1.5 billion in 2002. Musk was forced out as CEO and so began his lost years, in which he decided to go it alone and baffled friends by investing his fortune in rockets and electric cars. Meanwhile Musk's marriage disintegrated as his technological obsessions took over his life...

Elon Musk is the Steve Jobs of the present and the future, and for the past 12 months he has been shadowed by tech reporter Ashlee Vance. Elon Musk is an important, exciting and intelligent account of the real-life Iron Man.

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For anyone interested in technology, entrepreneurship or the price of greatness, Ashlee Vance's new book is a tremendous look into arguably the world's most important entrepreneur. Vance paints an unforgettable picture of Musk's unique personality, insatiable drive and ability to thrive through hardship. The book bursts with telling anecdotes and quotes that illuminate who Musk is
Exhaustively reported . . . this work will likely serve as the definitive account of a man whom so far we've seen mostly through caricature. By the final pages, too, any reader will sense the need to put comparisons to Steve Jobs aside. Give Musk credit. There is no one like him
A book that is smart, light on its feet and possesses a crunchy thoroughness. . . . Mr Vance delivers a well-calibrated portrait of Mr Musk, so that we comprehend both his friends and his enemies. It's a book with many ancillary pleasures. Mr Vance brings us up to date on the states of green energy and space launches. He also veers away from his subject just often enough, offering profiles of the frequently brilliant people who work alongside Mr Musk. The best thing Mr Vance does in this book, though, is tell Mr Musk's story simply and well
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Loved it. The laser focussed nature of Sir Musk, is contagious.
everyone afraid of facing life, hard work or any challenge must read this book.

Book is celebrating hardwork, honest and perseverance.

Audible app is best in class to deliver such a good experience.

Thanks to entire team ....Elon sir, writer, reader and also audible team plus Jeff sir .

best regards Maneesh

*****felt sad as the book pages came to end****

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Overall it is a good package at first i was not sure that how I'll be able to finish the book considering length (my longest book so far) but it went along i was waiting to listen more as i usually listen during my morning commute in my car.

Best book of the best icon

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He is inspiration for every generation. He has huge clarity on what he wants and he has amazing way to articulate things.

Must read for everyone

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loved it . best of my favourites. a mans quest to defy the odds ...who was relentless

no words to explain

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narrator was excellent- clear speech diction and accent. book is worth 'hearing' though I wonder why one needed to be a CEO from hell to achieve higher level goal and mission. looks like no difference btw elon and slave driving ancient egyptian pyramid maker.

good hearing great story of an evil incarnate

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